Georgia’s first availability report for the Alabama game brought a mixed bag for the Bulldogs, with six players listed and two fresh injuries from last week’s win over Vanderbilt now affecting the picture.
Running back Chauncey Bowens, safety Tyriq Green, wide receiver Thomas Blackshear, offensive lineman Marcus Harrison and outside linebacker Amaris Williams were all listed as out on Wednesday. Wide receiver Isiah Canion was listed as questionable. Running back Nate Frazier and Chase Linton were not on the injury report.
Bowens and Blackshear were the new names added after getting hurt against Vanderbilt. Bowens handled 10 carries for 31 yards and a touchdown, while also catching three passes for 18 yards, before taking a hit on his final touch in the second quarter right before halftime.
He came back in the third quarter and finished the game. Blackshear’s injury came on a key 16-yard third-down catch in the second quarter.
He went to the locker room with what appeared to be a shoulder issue, later showed up on the sideline in a sling and was officially ruled out with an upper-body injury. He finished with three catches for 33 yards.
Green’s status traces back to Saturday’s game against Western Kentucky, when he injured his ankle late in the fourth quarter. That was the only rough ending to an otherwise huge day for the freshman, who returned a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown and also ripped off a 91-yard kick return score. That special teams touchdown was Georgia’s first kick return touchdown since Terry Godwin in 2016.
Canion left the Vanderbilt game on Georgia’s first drive with a right leg injury and did not record a catch. Through three games, he has three receptions for 28 yards.
Frazier had briefly exited the Arkansas game three weeks ago in the third quarter, came back, and then was done for the day in Georgia’s 45-17 win. He also returned briefly in the second half against Vanderbilt and carried twice for nine yards.
Williams’ injury dates back to spring practice, when he tore his ACL. Linton’s lower leg injury came in fall camp.
The 6-foot-4, 230-pound sophomore played in four games last season and had one tackle, coming in the SEC championship game. He was previously a four-star prospect at North Atlanta High School.
Harrison had already been ruled out before the Arkansas game and saw action at offensive guard in Georgia’s first two games this season. The 6-foot-8, 330-pound lineman has appeared in four games over a season and a change in Athens.
Alabama’s report included seven players, with five of them on defense. Defensive lineman Jeremiah Beaman, linebackers Justin Hall and Cayden Jones, outside linebacker Desmond Umeozulu and defensive back Nick Sherman were all listed out.
Cornerback Jordan Edmonds and tight end Josh Ford were questionable. Ford broke his arm against Mississippi State, though Kalen DeBoer said Wednesday he was optimistic Ford would be ready to play on Saturday.
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